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Volkswagen might be looking to buy its way out of the public relations disaster that keeps on giving: According to a report on The Truth About Cars, the German automaker will offer owners of affected diesel cars up to $1,250 in cash under a "TDI Goodwill Program" set to roll out Monday. That would come in the form of a $500 prepaid gift card and $500 to $700 to be spent at Volkswagen dealerships; VW would only confirm that an announcement is coming Monday, reports the New York Times. "There is a program in the works with VW, that I do understand," says the head of a dealership association who was not briefed on specifics. What's not clear: Whether owners of affected cars who are involved in class-action lawsuits against VW would have to abandon those claims.

For all those political fans of Ralph Nader, too bad he couldn't ride this one into election headlines.... but even his favorite whipping boy of a car unsafe at any speed can still be found running in America...the Corvair. And any settlement sounds better than what anyone could expect to get after years of litigation and lawyer's expenses. Sounds like a way through to the other side. I mean Americans buy how many SUVs and ignore fuel use....and lie to themselves about how they really need it. (Or how many trips does one really use that bed in those urban pickups?) Plus GM actually killed people and they still stand on that ignition deal. Why get all postal over VW?

Newsuser

Nov 8, 2015 6:34 PM CST

Before we judge too harshly we need to consider the overall situation. VW may be fighting for its life. Should they be punished or killed? If killed, their employees will all be out of jobs. What effect(s) will VW's demise have on current owners of their vehicles?

TMT NYC-DA REAL GHOSTBUSTERS

Nov 8, 2015 4:41 PM CST

What I want to know is what the emissions control boards of the various states need to do about this VW problem? These vehicles CHEATED on the tests. But they are still on the roads!